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will create a stew of hardy mutagenic and pathogenic substances that will potentially spread disease throughout the city and elsewhere. Fortunately, this issue is getting so much press that dozens of new organizations are attempting to stop completion of the project. On our first day, we saw many of these groups exercising their new political muscle, under television lights, at Leningrad's City Hall. Members of the Greens and Delta (the group strictly focussed on the Damba) told us that even six months ago this type of pluralism was unheard of. Our delegation, composed of experts in environmental fields such as hydrology, forestry, agronomy, nuclear power, environmental law, communications, organizational development, etc, not only discussed a whole range of issues, but initiated new projects and added to on-going projects. Here is a list of some of them... 1) preliminary plans for a major conference on sustainable agriculture between US and Soviet scientists in Moscow; 2) setting up “Green Libraries” in Riga and Leningrad; 3) arrange delivery of additional communications equipment In an ironic twist of fate, the peopl of the Soviet ome are (computers, modems, etc) to key USSR environmentalists; looking to the West for its assistance, ingenuity, and prosperity. 4) comprehensive database of USSR environmentalists; I hope we can meet that challenge, by acknowledging 5) initiate the provision of individual radiation monitoring something we have denied for fifty years - our security is equipment (dosimeters, rad-alerts). inextricably linked with theirs’. Finally, after three grueling days struggling with technical Ever since the core group of The Sacred Earth Network went obstacles, one of the major accomplishments of the trip was _ on their first trip to the Soviet Union, we realized that peace was getting Volodya Shestakov, Leningrad’s premiercitizenactivist not only a possibility between USA and USSR, but that a and international networker, “on-line” onto the rapidly creative partnership was unfolding. Thousands of exchanges expanding environmentalists’ computer network, ECONET, _ were leading to an eventual enrichment of both our societies. It similar to the Australian node - PEGASUS.. seems vital that the two major super powers take action - Just before going on this latest trip, I was fearful that —together- to avert further violence on and to the planet, and justifiable economic concerns would overide Soviet concern _ simultaneously help to create a sustainable future. for the environment, and that the short-term would out weigh the long-term. On the contrary, they are feeling environmental concems on a survival level, and additionally, environmental advocacy is seen as giving fresh air to the political process, Although many of the activists we met were scientists, they refused to distant themselves emotionally. They consider themselves “Baryets za prirodu”, warriors for nature, and consistently make statements like “when we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves”. They even wax poetic. Listen to this rough translation of a quote by Professor ‘The original idea for starting th Golubchikov: “The forestis a healer and the forest landscapes Network grew out of. a. phrase th: References: Gabriel Schoenfeld, “A Dosimeterin Every Dacha,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July/August 1989). Text & Photos - Bil! Pfeiffer - The Sacred Earth Network 426. - 6th Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11215 USA. Email: ige:bpfeiffer (Nexus received this story via Pegasus) are her medicine. Wild nature has intimate, unknown mentionéd about'5-years ago: “D. connections with the spiritual realm and the moral behavior every letter: you write. Every. of humans. Within her lies everything which has thousands of every: meeting you atten years of memory, so uncomparable, beautiful, and gracious. beliefs and dreams. Affi Her smells and sounds inspire and amaze us.” world. you want to livei in, ‘ In an ironic twist of fate, the people of the Soviet Union are looking to the West for its assistance, ingenuity, and prosperity. I hope we can meet that challenge, by acknowledging something we have denied for fifty years - our security is inextricably linked with theirs’. Ever since the core group of The Sacred Earth Network went on their first trip to the Soviet Union, we realized that peace was not only a possibility between USA and USSR, but that a creative partnership was unfolding. Thousands of exchanges were leading to an eventual enrichment of both our societies. It seems vital that the two major super powers take action - together- to avert further violence on and to the planet, and simultaneously help to create a sustainable future. 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